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Gujarat Titans pacer Mohit Sharma had a forgettable night during the match against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday as he returned with the most expensive spell in the IPL history.

The pacer leaked 73 runs in four overs without a wicket after DC skipper Rishabh Pant slammed four sixes and a four in the last over of the innings to accumulate 31 runs from the over.

Before bowling the last over of his spell, Mohit conceded 42 runs in his three overs. The pacer known for his death bowling skills was off-colour in the match. The previous most expensive spell in the IPL was bowled by Sunrisers Hyderabad's Basil Thampi against Royal Challengers Bengaluru when he leaked 70 runs in his four overs in 2018.

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Most expensive bowling returns in IPL history

0/73 - Mohit Sharma (GT) vs DC, Delhi, 2024
0/70 - Basil Thampi (SRH) vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2018
0/69 - Yash Dayal (GT) vs KKR, Ahmedabad, 2023
0/68 - Reece Topley (RCB) vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2024

Pant's smacking unbeaten 88* off 43 balls studded with eight sixes and five fours enabled Delhi Capitals to post 224/4. It was also the second-highest aggregate in the last five overs by any team in the IPL history. Delhi accumulated 97 runs in last 30 balls as Sai Kishore and Mohit combinely conceded 53 runs in just two overs.

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Most runs scored in last five overs of an IPL innings

112 - RCB vs GL, Bengaluru, 2016
97 - DC vs GT, Delhi, 2024
96 - PBKS vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2023
96 - MI vs DC, Mumbai WS, 2024
91 - RCB vs KKR, Kolkata, 2019

Earlier, Axar Patel played a knock of 66 runs in 43 balls including four sixes and five fours after being invited to bat first by GT captain Shubman Gill in his 100th IPL match.